The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calamistrate
Calamistrate \Cal`a*mis"trate\ (-m[i^]s"tr[=a]t), v. i. [L.
calamistratus, curled with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum
curling iron, fr. calamus a reed.]
To curl or friz, as the hair. [Obs.]
--Cotgrave.
Wiktionary
calamistrate
vb. (context obsolete rare English) To curl (the hair).